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Greene, Robert
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Greene, Robert
- Ciceronis Amor, Tullies Love: Wherein is discoursed, the prime of Cicero'es youth, setting out in lively Portraitures, how yong Gentlemen, that ayme at Honour, should level the end of their affections, holding the love of Countrey and Friends in more esteeme, then those fading blossoms of beautie, that only feed the curious jurney of the eye. London: Printed by William Stansby for John Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunstanes Church-yard, under the Dyall, 1628
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4to (8 x 6 1/4 in.; 203 x 158 mm, uncut). Woodcut printer's device on title [McKerrow 368], typographic and woodcut headpieces, decorative woodcut initials, mostly gothic type; title soiled, elsewhere light marginal soiling, blank corner torn from leaf F4. Stitched as issued, in a green cloth folding-case.
Provenance
Sotheby's, 19 July 1993, lot 213. acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
STC 12231; ESTC S116015
Condition
some marginal soiling, blank corner torn from F4
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Eighth edition. One of Greene's popular courtly (and scholarly) romances, a love story improbably starring Cicero.